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Americas Carmart Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Americas Carmart Inc had return on equity of -27.4%, a net margin of -10.9% and debt equal to 162.1% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Apr 20102011Apr 20112012Apr 20122013Apr 20132014Apr 20142015Apr 20152016Apr 20162017Apr 20172018Apr 20182019Apr 20192020Apr 20202021Apr 20212022Apr 20222023Apr 20232024Apr 20242025Apr 20252026Apr 2026LTMJul 2026
Gross margin48.9%48.3%38.0%38.0%37.4%37.7%35.5%36.6%36.3%36.3%35.5%47.3%44.7%42.8%45.6%47.8%48.2%48.5%
Net margin7.9%7.4%7.7%6.9%4.3%5.6%2.0%3.4%6.0%7.1%6.9%11.5%8.0%1.5%−2.3%1.3%−10.9%−18.6%
Free-cash-flow margin0.5%3.2%1.7%−1.5%3.0%1.6%1.7%1.0%1.3%3.1%2.1%−6.9%−11.3%−11.3%−5.7%−3.8%4.9%13.8%
Return on equity15.2%15.5%17.8%16.6%10.2%13.3%5.1%8.8%15.8%19.4%18.2%29.6%21.5%4.2%−6.5%3.4%−27.4%−49.2%
Return on assets—10.2%11.2%9.6%5.9%7.7%2.9%4.9%8.3%10.0%8.9%14.1%9.6%1.6%−2.2%1.2%−9.2%−15.4%
Asset turnover—1.371.461.391.361.391.411.421.391.411.281.221.201.090.960.900.850.83
Debt to equity0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%50.6%66.1%58.7%71.2%55.6%92.5%128.1%160.3%136.4%162.1%165.8%
Effective tax rate—————————————20.8%—21.4%——
SG&A as % of revenue16.9%16.4%15.7%15.7%16.1%15.8%16.2%15.6%16.2%16.0%15.8%14.4%13.1%12.6%12.9%13.6%16.2%19.1%
Capital spending as % of revenue1.9%1.3%1.0%1.2%1.5%0.8%0.8%0.3%0.4%0.6%0.7%1.0%1.3%1.6%0.4%0.3%0.1%0.1%
Free cash flow ÷ net income6.2%42.8%22.0%−22.0%70.0%28.4%84.2%28.4%21.2%43.8%30.2%−59.9%−142.1%−774.0%—−294.3%——
Dividends ÷ net income0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.2%—0.2%——
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow659.6%169.0%544.0%—86.6%239.4%146.0%357.2%547.3%127.5%103.6%—————0.5%0.2%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

0 of 0 checks passed · July 31, 2026
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities The company doesn't report a short-term split. Not assessable.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Americas Carmart Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

30 /100

Weak moat

How hard Americas Carmart's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 7 / 20

    Net income has been a median 5.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 13 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 45.1%, moving by 4.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 4.9%; its worst year was -18.6%.

  • Cash conversion 5 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median -1.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 10 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 18.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.3% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (35 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Americas Carmart Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Americas Carmart Inc.